| Need Chloe's teeth cleaned, but....
Just looking for some input, advice, opinions.
My older dog Chloe is a four and a half year old maltese toy poodle mix. She has very good teeth considering she is a small dog. She eats Iams small breed kibble and she routinely gets rawhides and other chewey bones to keep them clean. She has never lost any of her teeth (other than puppy teeth) and has never had any problems with then (like abcesses, decay, sensitivity etc). I brush her teeth once a day with one of those rubbery finger tooth brushes and she wont let me near her with a normal tooth brush with bristles because they make her gums bleed. However she gets this green gunk between her front teeth all the time and I have noticed in the last few weeks that the front teeth are very loose. I am having her teeth cleaned by the vet very soon (he is going to put her under general anesthetic to do this) but my question is does anyone have any advice on how I can clean between her teeth? Like a doggy tooth flossing I guess? When I brush her teeth and try to get the gunk out of her front teeth she pulls away and licks profusely like it hurts her. I don't push hard or jam the bristles between her teeth but she still doesn't like when I try to get it out. Any help??? | 
